Randomness

– Why is it that I always buy new clothes for a new exercise endeavor? Picked up tennis…bought a tennis skirt. (Which, incidentally, I have never worn because I think it makes my thighs look weird, even though I swear it looked cute in the dressing room.) Got a gym membership…bought new sneakers and a few pairs of pants.

Sign up for pilates…well, my yoga capri pants are oldy old old and the elastic is super shot. I can’t be doing downward stretches and exposing my crack to the whole class, can I? Plus, the pants were super cute and on sale for $10 and I am happy to say I did not show my crack to one single person last night. OK, maybe Michael, but mooning him is funny.

– After a back and forth in the cereal aisle, Michael and I decided to try Irish oatmeal instead of our usual Quaker. I really don’t see much of a difference, other than the fact that we paid 27 cents more and it’s slightly less runny. Apparently it has less sugar, though.

– Eighty three people have responded yes. Five have responded no. Our RSVP date is next Wednesday and I really wouldn’t be disappointed if we got a few more no’s.

– I’m wearing leggings today. You all know how I feel about leggings. I blame it on my pilates state of mind and all those deep breaths I took last night.

– I’m not sure my florist likes me. I mean, it’s hard to tell since our correspondence is mostly through email, but I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m one of those brides who changes her mind a dozen times. It’s really only been two times — candle centerpieces to branches and back to candles again — but I get the feeling she thinks I’m a twit.

I’ll know for sure this afternoon, as we’re meeting to go over the flowers and go over my changes to the proposal. Which I’m sure she’ll just love. But come on, $200 for rose petals? You have got to be kidding me. I just got them freeze dried for 50 bucks, thankyouverymuch.

– Because of my meeting, I brought the Wedding Binder into work with me. I should have left it in the car, because now the temptation to plan, organize and check things off is taunting me. I wish I was paid to wedding plan.

– There is one item on our registry that will not update. The set of mugs. They’re very lovely mugs, but I’ve already had to return one set (they broke in shipping) and was lucky enough to get them again from someone else. However, if it doesn’t update as “received” soon, I’m going to end up with many sets of mugs and as nice as they are, Kodiak has yet to master using a cup and Michael and I can only drink so much.

– Speaking of, I love Earl Gray tea, but for some reason it makes me pee all. day. long. Which is good for a change of pace, but still annoying.

I blame my bridesmaids. They had to go and buy this lovely contraption and now it’s just too easy to make hot beverages.

Okay i LOVE our keurig! We just got new coffee and every morning is a delight trying to pick which one I want to try!
Remember, check things off as you go and don’t get overwhelmed. Cause I’m like, a totally experienced bride and all (haha)
And hell yes on the freeze dried petals I can’t wait to hear what you think, I loved mine!

I buy new clothes too! It’s a girl thing.
Your deadline is NEXT WEEK??? Dang, you don’t play. Ours is Oct 1st. The people not responding are the ones I really would like to respond, like, um, MY FAMILY MEMBERS. My oldest sister threw their RSVP out, but not before peeling off the stamp to mail bills.
My florist told me that because our wedding(s) are the week after sweetest day, that the prices are still elevated. Freeze dried? Cool.
And the Keurig? We tried it here at work and the hot chocolate was great! But they decided it was too expensive, boo! 😦

The Keurig changed my life! And, as far as leggings go: am also leaning towards liking them. May actually put on the pair that have been mocking me from my closet for nearly a year. Ugh. Hate when I fall for what I previously despised.

hey miss molly! what kind of tea do you use in your keurig? we had one in our room in san diego and were NOT impressed with the tea. i’m thinking it’s the brand (kiiiind of a tea snob), so i’m wondering what you use. thanks! 🙂

im wearing leggings today too. with a dress. because i wanted to wear the dress but it’s a spec too chilly for just the dress, and the dress is a spec too short for work sans leggings. so that’s the scoop there.
and i agree- leggings are NOT pants. ick.

ps- love your HOH pics from yesterday. from i reader that often reads and doesn’t comment, i could not NOT comment on something to do with hair!

OMG the Keurig is the best invention ever made. When I left three jobs ago I almost had to go buy one for myself because I loved the office one so much. But back then they were brandy new and even the home model was uberexpensive.

We gave people a month to reply, and almost everyone did in the time- mostly Because I explained that we are poor, and weren’t paying £50 a head for someone who couldn’t take a day off work and let me know(I didn’t say it lie that though, i said please can you let us know quickly, as we have to work out what its going to cost so i know what i can spend on everything else. an then i realised trying to plan a wedding in 7 months was a bit crazy).

Remember, you are paying your florist, it’s her job to deal with you changing things, as long as you’re not going all bridezilla on her( someone threw a candelabra at the manager of our wedding venue once).

Reading your blog makes me realise how glad i am i did our table centres etc myself(with the help of my bridesmaids and my lovely new mother in law, they are all awesome).

Earl Grey makes me pee all day too incidentally. Unfortunately, because i like the flavour so much, it is the standard tea in our house! Good for my belly, not so good for my bladder!

Hmmm never realized it was earl grey in particular that made me pee so much. I alwasy figure it’s just the water in it. Maybe I’ll have to experiment as Earl Grey is my FAV! but drink regular tea in the office…

Okay, so here is my wedding etiquette question of the day: Is it okay to use a bridal shower or wedding gift before the actual wedding? (I did it, but felt a little guilty. You’re obviously doing it. Do you feel guilty?)